EP0502631A2 - Sampling-Phasendetektor - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H03L—AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES
- H03L7/00—Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation
- H03L7/06—Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop
- H03L7/08—Details of the phase-locked loop
- H03L7/085—Details of the phase-locked loop concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal
- H03L7/091—Details of the phase-locked loop concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal the phase or frequency detector using a sampling device
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- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
- H03D13/00—Circuits for comparing the phase or frequency of two mutually-independent oscillations
- H03D13/005—Circuits for comparing the phase or frequency of two mutually-independent oscillations in which one of the oscillations is, or is converted into, a signal having a special waveform, e.g. triangular
- H03D13/006—Circuits for comparing the phase or frequency of two mutually-independent oscillations in which one of the oscillations is, or is converted into, a signal having a special waveform, e.g. triangular and by sampling this signal by narrow pulses obtained from the second oscillation
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- H03L7/06—Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop
- H03L7/16—Indirect frequency synthesis, i.e. generating a desired one of a number of predetermined frequencies using a frequency- or phase-locked loop
- H03L7/18—Indirect frequency synthesis, i.e. generating a desired one of a number of predetermined frequencies using a frequency- or phase-locked loop using a frequency divider or counter in the loop
- H03L7/183—Indirect frequency synthesis, i.e. generating a desired one of a number of predetermined frequencies using a frequency- or phase-locked loop using a frequency divider or counter in the loop a time difference being used for locking the loop, the counter counting between fixed numbers or the frequency divider dividing by a fixed number
- H03L7/191—Indirect frequency synthesis, i.e. generating a desired one of a number of predetermined frequencies using a frequency- or phase-locked loop using a frequency divider or counter in the loop a time difference being used for locking the loop, the counter counting between fixed numbers or the frequency divider dividing by a fixed number using at least two different signals from the frequency divider or the counter for determining the time difference
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- the present invention relates to phase locked loop systems, and more particularly to a sampling phase detector for a divide-by-n phase locked loop system that substantially reduces phase noise and spurious phase modulation components at harmonics of a sampling frequency.
- Phase locked loops are commonly used to accomplish this end.
- the two signals are applied to a phase detector, the output of which is a function of the phase difference between the two signals.
- An error voltage is developed that is applied to the control input of a voltage controlled oscillator after lowpass filtering in a loop filter to make the oscillator signal phase follow a reference signal phase.
- an error amplifier is inserted between the phase detector and the voltage controlled oscillator, as shown in U.S. Patent No. 4,316,150 issued February 16, 1982 to Philip S. Crosby entitled "Phase Locked Loop Including Phase Detector System Controlled by Enable Pulses", the error amplifier may be omitted, reducing one source of phase and frequency noise fluctuations.
- What is desired is a sampling phase detector that has reduced levels of undesired signal components to permit increased loop bandwidth and capture range, that has reduced output device area to permit lower levels of leakage current, thereby reducing static offsets, and that has reduced operating speed of the output devices to permit the use of devices having a reduced noise level.
- the present invention provides a sampling phase detector that receives a gate signal derived from a voltage controlled oscillator output signal and a strobe signal from a reference signal source.
- a first capacitor is charged from an initial level until the strobe signal occurs, at which time a second capacitor is charged until the end of the gate period.
- the difference in charge between the two capacitors is transferred to the output of the phase detector as a control voltage signal that is then applied to the control input of the voltage controlled oscillator to regulate the frequency and phase.
- a voltage controlled oscillator 10 has a control input and provides an output that has a fundamental frequency, Fo.
- Fo is variable according to the voltage level of a control signal, Vo, applied to the control input.
- Fo is coupled to clock inputs of an up counter 12 and a J-K flip-flop 14.
- the up counter 12 functions as a divide by N counter, and the J-K flip-flop in conjunction with the counter serves as a pulse width circuit.
- the N-K output of the counter 12 is coupled to the J-input of the flip-flop 14, while the N output of the counter is coupled to the K-input of the flip-flop.
- the N output of the counter 12 is also coupled back to a load terminal to reset the counter to one on the next clock pulse of Fo after N.
- the gate signal, GATE, output from the flip-flop 14 is activated to be high at the Q output and low at the ⁇ Q output to provide a differential gate signal.
- the gate signal is inactivated, resulting in a gate pulse width of K clock cycles of Fo.
- the differential GATE signal and a differential STROBE signal from a reference source 18 at frequency Fref are input to a phase detector 20.
- the output of the phase detector 20 is the control voltage signal, Vo, that is coupled to the control input of the voltage controlled oscillator 10 via a lowpass filter 16.
- the differential GATE signal is applied via resistors R10, R12 to the bases of transistors Q11, Q12.
- the bases of Q11, Q12 are biased by resistors R11, R13 returned to a first voltage rail, Vee.
- a current source of resistor R14 is coupled between the common emitters of Q11, Q12 and the first voltage rail.
- the differential GATE signal steers the current through resistor R14 between either transistor Q11 or transistor Q12.
- the differential STROBE signal is applied to the bases of transistors Q21, Q22, and the emitters are coupled to the collector of transistor Q12.
- the collectors of Q21, Q22 are coupled to the respective emitters of transistors Q31, Q32.
- Coupled between the collectors of Q21, Q22 are a pair of capacitors C1, C2 in series.
- the collectors of Q31, Q32 are coupled to a current mirror 18, such as the one disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,939,434 issued February 17, 1976 to Philip Stephen Crosby entitled "Wideband DC Current Amplifier", with the control voltage signal, Vo, being taken from the collector of Q32.
- the bases of Q31, Q32 are returned to a second voltage rail, such as ground.
- a charge transistor Q33 has a collector coupled to the second voltage rail and an emitter coupled to a junction A between the two capacitors C1, C2.
- the base of Q33 is biased by resistor R32 coupled to the second voltage rail, and also is coupled to the collector of transistor Q11.
- the junction A between the capacitors C1, C2 is returned to the first voltage rail via resistor R34.
- the differential GATE signal is derived from the voltage controlled oscillator 10 and occurs at a frequency Fo/N where N is the desired division ratio.
- the width of the GATE pulse is chosen to accommodate the expected phase fluctuations between the voltage controlled oscillator output, Fo, and the reference input, Fref.
- Fo is approximately 75 MHz
- N is 2200
- the GATE pulse is eight cycles of Fo wide, approximately 100 nsec.
- C1 and C2 are substantially equal, and C1 and R32 are chosen so that they form a time constant that exceeds the width of the GATE pulse by a reasonable margin.
- the ratio of the current in R34 compared to the current in R32 is greater than the duty factor of the GATE signal.
- GATE and STROBE signals may be interchanged, i.e., a suitable STROBE signal may be generated from the voltage controlled oscillator output by making K nearly equal to N/2 and by causing the Fref signal to produce a GATE waveform of the desired width.
- the present invention provides a sampling phase detector for a phase locked loop system that is free from phase and frequency noise fluctuations by charging alternately two capacitors during a gate period, the capacitor being charged being determined by where a reference frequency signal transitions within the gate period, and then transferring the difference in charge between the two capacitors to the output as a control voltage signal after the gate period.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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US664907 | 1991-03-05 | ||
US07/664,907 US5157290A (en) | 1991-03-05 | 1991-03-05 | Phase detector |
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EP0502631A2 true EP0502631A2 (de) | 1992-09-09 |
EP0502631A3 EP0502631A3 (en) | 1993-05-26 |
EP0502631B1 EP0502631B1 (de) | 1996-10-23 |
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EP92301440A Expired - Lifetime EP0502631B1 (de) | 1991-03-05 | 1992-02-21 | Sampling-Phasendetektor |
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US (1) | US5157290A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0502631B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2743133B2 (de) |
DE (1) | DE69214691T2 (de) |
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WO2001095552A2 (en) * | 2000-06-02 | 2001-12-13 | Connectcom Microsystems, Inc. | High frequency network receiver |
FR2864377A1 (fr) * | 2003-12-18 | 2005-06-24 | Eads Telecom | Boucle a asservissement de phase |
FR2868891A1 (fr) * | 2004-04-08 | 2005-10-14 | Eads Telecom Soc Par Actions S | Boucle a asservissement de phase a demi-pas |
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US8363703B2 (en) | 2010-09-30 | 2013-01-29 | Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited | System and method for phase detection |
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US3673506A (en) * | 1970-03-11 | 1972-06-27 | Brookdeal Electronics Ltd | Electronic phase sensitive detector circuits |
FR2269084A1 (de) * | 1974-04-25 | 1975-11-21 | Sony Corp | |
US4216396A (en) * | 1978-08-24 | 1980-08-05 | Rca Corporation | Sample-hold phase detector |
US4339731A (en) * | 1980-06-05 | 1982-07-13 | Rockwell International Corporation | Stable, fast slew, phase locked loop |
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US3939434A (en) * | 1974-08-23 | 1976-02-17 | Tektronix, Inc. | Wideband DC current amplifier |
US4160217A (en) * | 1976-04-01 | 1979-07-03 | Sony Corporation | Phase locked loop circuit |
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US4316150A (en) * | 1980-01-09 | 1982-02-16 | Tektronix, Inc. | Phase locked loop including phase detector system controlled by enable pulses |
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- 1992-02-21 EP EP92301440A patent/EP0502631B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-02-21 DE DE69214691T patent/DE69214691T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-03-05 JP JP4083366A patent/JP2743133B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
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US3673506A (en) * | 1970-03-11 | 1972-06-27 | Brookdeal Electronics Ltd | Electronic phase sensitive detector circuits |
FR2269084A1 (de) * | 1974-04-25 | 1975-11-21 | Sony Corp | |
US4216396A (en) * | 1978-08-24 | 1980-08-05 | Rca Corporation | Sample-hold phase detector |
US4339731A (en) * | 1980-06-05 | 1982-07-13 | Rockwell International Corporation | Stable, fast slew, phase locked loop |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2001095552A2 (en) * | 2000-06-02 | 2001-12-13 | Connectcom Microsystems, Inc. | High frequency network receiver |
WO2001095552A3 (en) * | 2000-06-02 | 2003-07-17 | Connectcom Microsystems Inc | High frequency network receiver |
FR2864377A1 (fr) * | 2003-12-18 | 2005-06-24 | Eads Telecom | Boucle a asservissement de phase |
WO2005060104A1 (en) * | 2003-12-18 | 2005-06-30 | Eads Secure Networks | Phase-locked loop |
US7668278B2 (en) | 2003-12-18 | 2010-02-23 | Eads Secure Networks | Phase-locked loop |
FR2868891A1 (fr) * | 2004-04-08 | 2005-10-14 | Eads Telecom Soc Par Actions S | Boucle a asservissement de phase a demi-pas |
WO2005099095A1 (en) * | 2004-04-08 | 2005-10-20 | Eads Secure Networks | Half-step phase-locked loop |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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DE69214691T2 (de) | 1997-05-28 |
DE69214691D1 (de) | 1996-11-28 |
JPH05191276A (ja) | 1993-07-30 |
EP0502631A3 (en) | 1993-05-26 |
EP0502631B1 (de) | 1996-10-23 |
JP2743133B2 (ja) | 1998-04-22 |
US5157290A (en) | 1992-10-20 |
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